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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic comment -Item 5.1 - Steven PiepkornIT, EM!5 1 _ 517rhfr7ohaTaLane 1111..- __ Patricia Salvation -- - — — From: Planning Commission Subject: FW: Chula Vista PC Meeting 6-28-23 Shinohara Business Center MND Public Hearing Item 5.1 Attachments: GSEJA Shinohara Business Center MND PC Meeting 6-28-23.pdf From: steven piepkorn Sent: Monday, June 26, 2023 6:30 AM To: Planning Commission <PC@chulavistaca.gov> Subject: Chula Vista PC Meeting 6-28-23 Shinohara Business Center MND Public Hearing Item 5.1 You dont often get email from 'Learn why this is important Good evening, my name is Steven Piepkorn and I'm with the Golden State Environmental Justice Alliance. We submitted a comment letter to the Mitigated Negative Declaration. Our letter identified several deficiencies with the MND. The deficiencies include but are not limited to, project piecemealing, air quality, energy, greenhouse gas emissions, population and housing, and transportation. During these turbulent times, we as citizens expect and deserve our local government's elected and appointed officials to protect us from environmental and social injustice, to aid in the preservation and rehabilitation of the environment in which we all share, and to ensure accountability and responsibility in regard to the environmental decisions they may make. We stand by our comment letter and believe the MND is flawed, and a full Environmental Impact Report must be drafted and circulated for public review. In closing we call on this commission to be a leader on the aforementioned issues and be the first line of defense for our citizenry and environment. Only by working together can we continue to be excellent stewards of our environment, outstanding stewards to our citizens and each other. Thank You. Please confirm receipt of this email. Thank You, Steven Piepkorn ���tronmenfy�, J4 C s= a 0 � m Greon JUDs 8 C/nun Communl!!sv P.O. Box 79222 Corona, CA 92877 To: City of Chula Vista Planning Commission From: Golden State Environmental Justice Alliance Subject: Shinohara Business Center MND This letter is to serve as further comment in addition to all previously submitted comments and documents by Golden State Environmental Justice Alliance. CalEnviroScreen Information CalEnviroScreen is a mapping tool that helps identify California communities that are most affected by many sources of pollution, and where people are often especially vulnerable to pollution's effects. CalEnviroScreen uses environmental, health,a dl socioeconomic information to produce scores for every census tract in the state. The scores are mapped so that different communities can be compared. An area with a high score is one that experiences a much higher pollution burden than areas with low scores. CalEnviroScreen ranks communities based on data that are available from state and federal government sources. CalEnviroScreen is updated and maintained by The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, on behalf ofthe California Environmental Protection Agency. CalEnviroScreen Data on Shinohara Business Center Project Location/Area The above listed project is in census tract 6073013312. Overall, when compared to other census tracts, the project site census tract is in the 66th percentile regarding pollution. As far as pollution burden is concerned, this census tract is in the 47th percentile. In terms of Ozone, this census tract is in the 30c' percentile, Particulate Matter 2.5 69th percentile, Diesel Particulate Matter 62nd percentile, Toxic Releases 72nd percentile and Traffic 76th percentile to name a few. m.1E. —..11.lp%.�a,.o IPoP.141e, RA9I ,f „ m, evsvuia,onnwwo,ne,anm.ne. YI Consider the above referenced information when making this important decision. Realize that you and the citizens of this area face some of the WORST POLLUTION in the entire state of California. It is the responsibility of the City's elected and appointed officials to make environmentally responsible development decisions. Based on the CalEnviroScreen data, this is more than sufficient evidence of the further air quality impacts that the citizenry of Chula Vista will continue to encounter with further development of an industrial park. We are not against development, as we believe it is necessary for further economic growth in our current society. Development needs to be conducted with the highest of expectations to ensure the local population does not suffer further air quality burdens. We stand by our comments and believe the MND is flawed, and a full Environmental Impact report needs to be drafted and circulated for public review. Respectfully Submitted, �tv P:t,`.(iaM. Steven Piepkorn GSEJA Source-https://ochha.ca.pov/calenvirosereen/report/catenviroscreen-40 51 � T-11111- 7 Consider the above referenced information when making this important decision. Realize that you and the citizens of this area face some of the WORST POLLUTION in the entire state of California. It is the responsibility of the City's elected and appointed officials to make environmentally responsible development decisions. Based on the CalEnviroScreen data, this is more than sufficient evidence of the further air quality impacts that the citizenry of Chula Vista will continue to encounter with further development of an industrial park. We are not against development, as we believe it is necessary for further economic growth in our current society. Development needs to be conducted with the highest of expectations to ensure the local population does not suffer further air quality burdens. We stand by our comments and believe the MND is flawed, and a full Environmental Impact report needs to be drafted and circulated for public review. Respectfully Submitted, �tv P:t,`.(iaM. Steven Piepkorn GSEJA Source-https://ochha.ca.pov/calenvirosereen/report/catenviroscreen-40 Glossary of Terms Ozone -Amount of daily maximum 8 -hour Ozone concentration Particulate Matter 2.5 -Annual mean PM 2.5 concentrations Diesel Particulate Matter- Diesel PM emissions from on -road and non -road sources Toxic Releases -Toxicity-weighted concentrations of modeled chemical releases to air from facility emissions and off-site incineration. Traffic -Traffic density, in vehicle -kilometers per hour per road length, within 150 meters of the census tract boundary.